The blogs in this category are written to provide ESL/EFL teachers with information, tips and suggestions for their teaching practice and help them understand that successfully teaching English to speakers of other languages (TOEFL) is an exciting way to safeguard the lingua franca for better worldwide communication. Please comment on the following blogs from your own experience:
Language classes need interaction that practices all the universal language skills. Here are some great tips to help students get plenty of practice while being creative and having fun. Just make sure their scripts are accurate for the role they are practicing and don't fall into the mistake...
The world progresses in jumps and starts but you can be sure that it only jumps forward when some innovative and determined person pushes ahead beyond her limits as Maya moved forward despite obstacles she...
Are you nostalgic about the past and some of the pristine places you wandered though as a child? This trip through the outskirts of Russia makes you realize that even the largest most forlorn places hold a mystery that is more valuable than gold...
Do plants, animals and other beings we share the planet with interconnect? Or are they separate and uncaring about each other? A very interesting near death experience will give you something to think about when an experienced driver is pulled almost to his death...
The mystical nature of art is the fact that it lies somewhere between the physical and the spiritual. I love portraits and find they say more about the subject than we can express with words. But this paining of Osho had something even more subtle...
Can you imagine what it would be like to carry on a conversation in any language in the world if you were unable to ask a question? Don't let your students fail to learn how to ask questions correctly in English as that is a big part of the language and not learning this skill will come back and slap them later...
Do you ever talk to people or explain a situation and find out that you were not heard at all? If you write a letter of inquiry and get a stock answer that doesn't even address your question correctly, how can you prevent your students from giving this type of answer. Here are tips to help them listen correctly...
Grammar can be learned and practiced in segments but can your students keep step with it as moves from segments into a whole melody? Can they shift meanings from one universal skill to another automatically, without thinking and in the dark. If they can't they may have a way to go before reaching mastery. Mastery requires shifting from one moment to another and even within the same sentence. What does it take to...
Many students are reluctant to write so we have to find ways to motivate them. Writing will become a very necessary skill as they get into university or more academic studies. Find ways to personalize writing for your students.
Becoming a raft guide on a river where there could be as many as 300 companies is not easy for a young man in India. Here is how Raj did it...